Its meetings were essentially "consultative" and primarily meant to be a forum for keeping Governments informed of the activities of the Centre between sessions of the Commission on Human Settlements. The Executive Director attended its meetings on an ad hoc basis, whenever he or she was invited by its Chairperson.
Sus reuniones eran en esencialmente de carácter “consultivo” y concebidas principalmente como foro para mantener a los gobiernos informados de las actividades del Centro entre períodos de sesiones de la Comisión de Asentamientos Humanos.